Everyone designs. Design occurs anytime we deliberately change an environment to make things better. When we decide what seat to take in an auditorium we’re designing our experience. When we rearrange the furniture in a room or draft an email, we’re designing.

This paper is aimed at making us recognize the role of design in today’s world, and to start making better design decisions in our own life. It is intended to be enjoyable and informative for anyone curious about design: everyday people, technical people, designers, and non-designers alike.